The prostate gland is located in a man’s pelvis underneath the bladder, and it’s role is to support the reproductive process.

When men turn 50, their risk for developing prostate cancer begins to rise.

If prostate cancer is found before it has spread (or ‘metastasised’), treatments including surgery, radiation therapy and hormone therapy - either individually or together – can help to provide a cure.

Testicular cancer

Testicles have two functions in men:

Produce sperm for reproduction, and

Make male hormone

Testicular cancer means the cells that make sperm have become cancerous.

All men who develop testicular cancer are born with an abnormality on their 12th chromosome.

Testicular cancer is very rare before puberty and after age 65.

There are five different subtypes of testicular cancer, and treatments almost always require surgery to remove the testicle that has the cancer. People with testicular cancer may also need chemotherapy and radiation therapy – both of which can have the potential to cure even advanced cases that have spread in the body.

When people with cancer undergo treatments, the focus is on them and their needs. Yet cancer often affects more than just one person. In many cases, it’s the entire family, and especially the caregivers – who are also significantly impacted by the experience.